Accesses a contiguous subrange of the collection’s elements.
Required.
SDK
- Xcode 10.0+
Framework
- Swift Standard Library
Declaration
override subscript(bounds: Range<Self.Index>) -> Self.SubSequence { get set }
Parameters
boundsA range of the collection’s indices. The bounds of the range must be valid indices of the collection.
Discussion
The accessed slice uses the same indices for the same elements as the original collection. Always use the slice’s start property instead of assuming that its indices start at a particular value.
This example demonstrates getting a slice of an array of strings, finding the index of one of the strings in the slice, and then using that index in the original array.
let streets = ["Adams", "Bryant", "Channing", "Douglas", "Evarts"]
let streetsSlice = streets[2 ..< streets.endIndex]
print(streetsSlice)
// Prints "["Channing", "Douglas", "Evarts"]"
let index = streetsSlice.firstIndex(of: "Evarts") // 4
streets[index!] = "Eustace"
print(streets[index!])
// Prints "Eustace"
Complexity: O(1)